Chen Qiyu has been in the officialdom for a long time and is very clear about the tricks. He did not expect to get much from this group of selfish and greedy people. Therefore, after the donation, he praised the gentry who generously donated money and said that he would post notices to the public, so that everyone would spend their money clearly, and would submit to the court to commend their righteous deeds and other official words. The gentry and wealthy businessmen also fully affirmed the high image of adults who are dedicated to serving the people and being honest and honest, and expressed that they would closely unite around the governor and make due contributions to jointly building a rich and beautiful new Fengyang.

Everyone knows it well that it is said that it is donating to the people, but in fact it is just a meeting gift to the governor. As for the place where this batch of money and food is gone, they don’t care at all, as long as the governor remembers himself.

Chen Qiyu refused the gentry banquet on the grounds of busy business affairs, and then everyone said goodbye and left the Fuya. Li Qimei and Chen Liangmo stayed.

Chen Liangmo was about 30 years old, and was a Jinshi in the second year of Chongzhen. He stayed in the court to observe politics in the Ministry of Personnel. A year later, he served as a clerk in the household department and was upright and dared to speak out. He was a senior official of Wen Tiren, Wang Yingxiong, Zhang Zhifa and other important officials of the cabinet were all in their positions and were secretly held high positions. He was regarded as a representative figure of the thorns by a group of cabinet officials. He was also known as the "Baitai Double Wall" and was famous in the court. This time, Chongzhen appointed him to go to Fengyang to become an official, so he was naturally considered a representative figure.

Chen Liangmo bowed to Chen Qiyu, who was sitting in the main seat and said, "Mr. Futai, the lower officials and the masters came to Fengyang one after another. I have not yet fully understood the local public opinion. I will ask the master to show you what to plan for the next step."

Chen Qiyu smiled and said, "I know nothing about Fengyang, just like Lord Chen. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. I believe that you need to personally investigate and make plans. Lord Li has been in Fengyang for a long time and knows very well about the characters here. If you have any advice, you might as well say bluntly that we are under the entrusted rule of the court. We must work together and make achievements together so that we can live up to the high expectations of the emperor!"

Li Qimei was a Jinshi in the third year of Tianqi. She had been wasting her time in local prefectures and counties for a long time and was extremely slick. He was indifferent to Chen Qiyu's appointment. Feng Yang's successive governors regarded this as a springboard. His greatest responsibility during his tenure was to establish good relations with local gentry, connect with each other, and build a closer network of his own relationships. As for whether the people are dead or alive, and whether the court taxes are completed, these are not important. As long as the relationship is appropriate, someone in the court will speak for him. After the three-year period, he will go to another place to make a fortune.

Li Qimei bowed and said, "The Xiaguan has been in Fengyang Prefecture for four years, and he knows the customs and customs here. The land is barren and the people are slick and difficult to cure. The gentry is quite cooperative with the imperial court. When the Lord Futai arrived, if he wanted to make some political achievements, the Xiaguan felt that he still needed to maintain contact with the gentry and others who had donated just now."

Chen Liangmo sneered: "What Lord Li said is against Fengyang's parents' responsibilities! This official believes that the government should benefit the people. If the government treats the people like thieves, he will definitely treat the officials like a bandit! What Lord Li said about Fengyang people is slippery and difficult to cure. Apart from natural disasters, it is difficult to protect the suspicion of human disasters! The gentry's family has a large group of slaves, and they sing all day long. Nothing in the fields under their name is included in the treasury. The people have to bear the natural disasters and bear the accumulated rent. Under heavy pressure, it is a helpless act to just escape from other places! If it is in the Shanxi area, under the temptation of those who are interested, it is difficult to ensure that even greater disasters occur!"

Although the inspector's censor was not of high level, he was responsible for supervising local officials and had the right to directly give the emperor a copy. Chen Liangmo even dared to scold the elders of the palace, let alone a small prefect? ​​When he heard Li Qimei say that his subordinates were slick and untreated, he was immediately angry. He was born in poverty, lost his father at a young age, and his widowed mother relied on helping servants from wealthy families to pull him and his brother. Chen Liangmo was smart and studious since childhood. His mother borrowed from all over the world and saved money to support him in his studies and progress, until he passed the Jinshi and became an official in the court.

His nature's sympathy for the weak people and witnessing his mother's hardships since childhood made him naturally hostile to the so-called gentry. He believed that the people were simple and kind. As long as local officials govern fairly and the people could eat and wear well, they would not resist any government orders from the court, regardless of whether they were reasonable or not.

Chen Liangmo's accusations made Li Qimei extremely embarrassed. Although he was a fourth-rank high-ranking official, he was not in a superior or inferior relationship with the seventh-rank censor. The inspector was stationed by the court and was directly under the jurisdiction of the Inspectorate. The censor accused the local officials of being justified. He didn't know that if he had refuted a few more words, Chen Liangmo would have been ready to pounce on him and beat him.

Although Chen Qiyu was also dissatisfied with Li Qimei's reply, he did not want the conflict between the two to be public. They were both court officials, and publicly breaking up faces would cause the court's dignity. He said, "Although Lord Chen's words are biased, there is no lack of reason. As an official, we must treat both the gentry and the people equally. The people's living and working in peace are also something that the gentry in the court is happy to see. Don't argue, you should do your own responsibilities and think of more ways to reverse the situation in Fengyang as soon as possible!"

Chen Liangmo said: "The officials will do their duty and responsibilities. From tomorrow, the officials will go to various counties to investigate public opinion. If someone does illegal things in the name of the government, the officials will go to the court to write to him!"

Li Qimei bowed and said, "Mr. Futai said, "The officials should remember that the government office still has official affairs. The officials want to take the lead and go back to the government office to handle official affairs. I wonder if the officials have any other instructions?"

Chen Qiyu smiled and said, "Your residence invites you back. I must be busy with things. If you have anything, I will send someone to inform you."

Li Qimei stood up and bowed to show her salute, then left the governor's yamen, and sat in the official sedan chair and returned to the prefect's yamen.

After Li Qimei left, Chen Qiyu said, "Shiliang, how anxious was just now? Li Qimei has been to Fengyang for a long time, and he is like a family member of the local gentry! Isn't this official knowing the key points? The emperor picked up the two of us and came here, and it's safe! Don't be too quick to deal with the rest, it's better to slow down!"

Chen Liangmo bowed and said, "Waiting the Taiwan Strait, the officials are really not used to such bureaucratic words and deeds! The officials think that since they are valued by the emperor, they should make drastic moves forward bravely! Eliminating the old disadvantages and promoting the benefit of the people, how can they be silenced with such people?"

Chen Qiyu sighed, "I also want to do something, but now the situation is turbulent, Fengyang has been ravaged by thieves, and the imperial tomb has been burned down; in panic, it is the first priority to make it feel at ease! Nowadays, the thieves and the thieves are all wandering around the Central Plains. I judged their intentions, and I may in the near future, the thieves will invade Nanzhili again. Fengyang has no walls to defend, so I am afraid that another disaster will occur!"

When Chen Liangmo was appointed as the chief of the Husband Office, he admired Chen Qiyu, who was the governor of the five provinces at that time. Although he felt sorry for his ending with a sharp start, it did not prevent him from obeying Chen Qiyu's strategies and tactics. When he heard Chen Qiyu say that the thief was likely to come east again, Chen Liangmo had no doubts at all. He believed in Chen Qiyu's analysis and judgment.

He bowed and said, "What are the plans for Futai? If the bandits come to Fengyang again, it may be difficult to resist by relying on the local garrison troops alone. The gentry and wealthy families will get news in advance and will flee to other places. What should the people do? Once they are entangled in the gang, the bandits will grow in power, and the entire Nanzhili may suffer disaster!"

Chen Qiyu said: "There is no other way except to lead troops to reject them. I have issued a document to the Nanjing Ministry of War, asking Nanjing to send troops to help. I originally wanted to recruit people to build water conservancy and open up land and expand land so that the people under my rule can have an extra meal to cover their belly. Now it seems that it will be temporarily put on hold."

Chen Liangmo said: "What is the intention of raising the Taiwan Strait?"

"Let's sharpen your guns in the face of battle. I plan to use the money and grain raised this time and the silver in the government treasury, plus the thousands of taels of silver brought by my family to recruit soldiers to resolve the dangers in the future!"

Chen Liangmo shook his head and said, "The bandits are so close that they are close to each other. I'm afraid it's too late to train troops on the Taiwan Strait. How can the newly recruited soldiers get combat power in a hurry? The officials think that they should focus on the official army; the officials think that they should still explain this matter to the emperor, and believe that with the emperor's wisdom, they will make a decision!"
Chapter completed!